Event continues VUMC tradition of providing free hand surgeries

For eight years, Clearissa Griggs of Lebanon has barely been able to use her right hand because of a painful growth that immobilized her thumb, but she plans to take her three dogs for walks and work in her flower garden again now that the unwelcome mass has been removed. View...

New MCE Lounge offers additional space for relaxation during work breaks

To offer employees more room to spread out and relax during their work breaks, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has built a new space for employees to eat and rejuvenate in a safe, socially distanced environment. View...

Masks must be worn at all times

All people must wear a mask while on the Vanderbilt University Medical Center campus. The Medical Center's break rooms and other similar areas, including the new MCE Lounge, are not mask free areas. Masks should always be worn unless you are eating or drinking. View...

Flu shots available beginning week of Sept. 7

This year's effort by Vanderbilt University Medical Center to protect its people from influenza will be the most important in a century. With COVID-19 already prevalent, consuming precious health care resources, endangering lives, and so far, killing more than 170,000 Americans, this is not the year to shun getting a flu vaccine. View...

VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...